Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stone Hill Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Little Harwood & Whitebirk , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stone Hill Drive (BB1 5TR) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Little Harwood & Whitebirk average (96.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stone Hill Drive (BB1 5TR), the main crime hotspot is near Clarendon Road East. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stone Hill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road East —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road East —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarendon Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarendon Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road East Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Bower Close —
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Data Sources

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